Suggestion of the Week

A little cartoon never hurt nobody! Join Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles as they fight crime and kick booty in Townsville…

“Sugar. Spice. And everything nice.These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girl. But Professor Utonium accidentally added an EXTRA INGREDIENT to the concoction…. CHEMICAL X. “

Watch this cartoon off Netflix!

Suggestion of the Week

Wet Hot American Summer (David Wayne)

Quirky, sweet, with just the right amount of teen angst. Catch it at Nitehawk on the sixteenth!

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“But if you have reached that stage of life when the opportunities for short-sheeting your counselor’s bed or sneaking a frog into someone else’s underwear are not as plentiful as they once were, then this sloppy comedy may be a pleasant reminder of days gone by.”

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Set on the last day of camp, Wet Hot American Summer follows a group of counselors and the chaos pursuing them as they try to complete some unfinished business before the day ends: pent-up sexual frustrations, post-traumatic stress, pending separations, and a talent show.

Watch this off Amazon or read more off the New York Times

Suggestion of the Week

Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and Sam Wood)

A story so classic it hurts. Gone with the Wind earns the title of top grossing movie of all time…
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“The sheer arterial force of the film’s storytelling can’t be denied. On the big screen, the huge exteriors and skylines ablaze have a dreamlike, expressionist quality. It is strange, mad and operatic.”

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The film follows a young southern Belle (Vivien Leigh) through the Civil War and Reconstruction, not leaving out of course, some messy love affairs with two of the time’s most striking men (Leslie Howard/Clarke Gable).

Watch this flick off Amazon or read more off the Guardian!

Suggestion of the Week

The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)

Cute, quirky and true to Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums will keep you laughing throughout its dysfunction…

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“You never know where he’s going, but it always turns out to be exactly the right place. His quick precision and deep seriousness nearly rescue this movie from its own whimsy.”

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Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children, all geniuses in their own way. However, after their parents’ divorce, all memory of these children’s talents are seemingly erased, replaced by failure and disaster. We follow the family to an unexpected reunion one winter.

Watch this flick on Amazon or read more off the New York Times!

Suggestion of the Week

Safe (Todd Haynes)

The eeriest movie you’ll see all year, Safe features Julianne Moore like you’ve never seen her before.

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“Haynes displays a hauntingly effective visual style. Long shots, flat compositions and cruel fluorescent lighting create a powerfully disorienting effect, as does the neurasthenic edge Ms. Moore subtly brings to Carol’s role.”

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Written and directed by Todd Haynes, Safe follows a California housewife’s slow degradation when infected with an environmental illness.

Buy this film off Amazon or read more off the New York Times!

Suggestion of the Week

Slumber Party Massacre (Amy Jones)

No one is too good for some 80’s horror. Just the right amount of cheesy and the only female directed slasher of its time, Slumber Party Massacre will add a little jump to your hump day…

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“Helping to welcome in the 80’s with new trends in horror formulas, The Slumber Party Massacre is a prime example of a simple film with a simple premise featuring lots of boobs, sex talk and bloodshed. “

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Someone with a power drill shows up uninvited to a young girl’s high-school pajama party…

Watch this flick off Amazon or catch it at Nitehawk this weekend!

Suggestion of the Week

Legally Blonde (Robert Luketic)

Take a load off this week with something fun…

“If the laugh-inducing moments manage to outnumber the cringe-inducing ones, it’s mainly because the director, Robert Luketic, hands this overstuffed Louis Vuitton suitcase of a movie to Reese Witherspoon, a sharp, quick-witted Doris Day for our drab age of screen comedy”.

When fiancé dumps Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) for being ‘too blond’ she becomes determined to get into Harvard and win him back…

Watch this flick on Netflix!

Suggestion of the Week

Gentleman Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks)

You could always use some Marilyn Monroe…

“That subtle backlash of burlesque banter not only tags the brand of wit that flows with old-fashioned charm through the picture, but pointedly explains the buoyancy and survival of the young ladies in this bumptious film.”

Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) is a showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan). However, Gus’ father thinks Lorelei if just after his son’s money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise with a friend, Gus’ father hires a private detective to follow her and report any questionable behavior.

Catch this flick at the MOMA this Wednesday or Monday at 7pm!

Suggestion of the Week

The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicholas Roeg)

We’re all missing a little Bowie this week…

“Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect supporting performances.”

An alien comes to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. While developing a way in which to transport water, said alien meets a quiet hotel clerk, beginning to fall in love with her. But, just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

Catch this flick at the House of Yes in Brooklyn tonight at 7:30! Or watch at home off Amazon.

Suggestion of the Week

Citizen Kane (Orson Welles)

So classic it hurts–the film that showed everyone how it should be done.

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“Citizen Kane” is far and away the most surprising and cinematically exciting motion picture to be seen.”

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A reporter uncovers the truth behind a man while on a mission to decipher his late words. Through run-ins with his friends and mistress, the reporter works towards penetrating the mystery of the elusive man’s final word, “Rosebud.”

Buy this off Amazon or read more from the New York Times!